Road Adventures of Cycling Men of Leisure
Adam Baranski’s and Michael Sharp's friendship is built on a shared love of cycling. From tough trails to leisurely rides, their adventures are filled with stories, banter, and authentic connection. Their podcast blends entertaining anecdotes, heartfelt conversations, and cycling excitement—welcoming you into their community and the joy of the open road.
Episodes
126 episodes
Tour De France Finale Breakdown And What It Means Next
The final day of the Tour de France is supposed to be champagne, photos, and a calm roll into Paris. Then the route gets shortened because of wildfire security concerns, the temperature climbs, and Tadej Pogacar decides he is not interested in ...
Should You Wait After A Crash Or Just Race
The Tour de France doesn’t hand out “hardest day ever” labels lightly, but Stage 20 made the case with brutal climbs, huge elevation, and a finale that punished every lapse in focus. We’re Michael and Adam, and we break down how a record-settin...
Twenty One Switchbacks And One Absolute Monster
Alpe d’Huez doesn’t forgive anyone, and that’s exactly why this day hit so hard. We’re back with our Tour de France daily recap, breaking down a mountain stage that looks short on paper but feels enormous once the climbing begins. The breakaway...
The Most Expensive Banana In Cycling History
A town where a cannonball is part of the museum, a harbor where money once fell from the sky, and a bike week across Iowa that’s “short” but still punishingly hilly. That’s the vibe as we settle back into a full-length hang after our daily Tour...
Can A Yellow Jersey Survive Without A Team
A single late attack can win a Tour de France stage, but a wave of illness can threaten an entire campaign. After an Alpine Stage 18 packed with climbing and chaos, we break down how Richard Carapaz nailed the timing on the final climb, cracked...
Why The Breakaway Still Makes The Tour Unpredictable
Stage 17 was supposed to be the sprinters’ last clean shot before the Tour de France hits the High Alps, and instead it turned into one of those days where the race refuses to behave. We talk through Jasper Philipsen’s long-awaited win, how a t...
Space Helmets And Brake Checks On Tour
One brutal truth defines the Tour de France time trial: you can do everything right and still lose time. We pick apart Stage 16’s individual time trial where Remco Evenepoel rips the course at blistering speed, grabs the stage win, and claws ba...
Tour De France Rest Day Breakdown With Big Questions
They say “rest day,” but the Tour de France never really rests. We’re back with a mid-race reset from the 2026 Tour de France, recapping where things stand after 15 stages and why Stage 16’s individual time trial could still shake the leaderboa...
Getting Woken Up At 2 A.M. Then Getting Wrecked
One crash can erase months of planning, and Stage 15 of the Tour de France proves it. We walk through a mountain day that feels unreal on speed alone, then gets even more intense with a major shake-up in the overall standings. Remco Evenepoel l...
We Forgot The Theme Song And Pogacar Still Went Nuclear
Rain turns a mountain stage into a pressure test, and Stage 14 of the Tour de France makes that painfully clear. We jump from a few real-life road problems of our own (including a theme song blunder we have to own) straight into a day of relent...
Tom Pidcock Jumps To Fourth And The Podium Fight Gets Real
The longest day of the Tour de France just lit a fuse. We’re back with a fast, listener-friendly Stage 13 breakdown after a 205.8-kilometer grind along the Swiss border that turns into pure breakaway drama at the line. Mario Schmidt takes the w...
Musette Mystery Meat And A Photo Finish Town
A flat Tour de France stage can feel calm right up until it suddenly isn’t, and Stage 12 is a perfect example. I’m recapping the day solo while Michael’s off the grid on family vacation, so you get all the facts, a few guaranteed mispronunciati...
The Cycling Ninja Strikes At The Finish Line
Stage 11 of the Tour de France felt less like a “flat day” and more like a high-speed science experiment that got loose. We start in Vichy and finish in Nevers, then watch the whole race tip into history as the peloton clocks the fastest road s...
How Many Platforms Does It Take To Mispronounce A Podium
One bad corner can change a Grand Tour, and today’s Tour de France proved it. We’re Michael and Adam from Cycling Men of Leisure, checking in with a daily leisure breakaway recap, and we start with the biggest lesson from the stage: when riders...
How Much Luck Does The Yellow Jersey Need
Two minutes and 42 seconds can feel like a wall, right up until the Tour de France reminds you it’s paper thin. We take the Tour de France 2026 rest day to reset the race: where the general classification stands, how the first nine stages actua...
Stage 9 Recap: A Shortened Route And A Big Win
Stage 9 hits like a blast furnace: temperatures in the mid to upper 90s, the road shimmering, and organizers shaving about 30 kilometers off the route just to keep the day manageable. We’re tracking the Tour de France as it unfolds, and this on...
What A Newspaper War Still Teaches Us About Racing Today
A flat-looking Tour de France stage can still feel like survival, especially when the thermometer sits around 95°F and the roads funnel every sprinter’s team into the same narrow goal. We break down Stage 8 from Parigo to Bergerac: a breakaway ...
Tour De France 2026 Stage 7 Recap And Rider Pay Explained
A flat stage can look boring until you watch 46+ km/h speed, a boxed-in peloton, and a finish where the last 200 meters decide everything. We’re back with a Tour de France 2026 Stage 7 recap from start to Bordeaux, including how the breakaway g...
What Pogacar Is To Climbing I Am To Pie
A mountain stage can feel like a slow burn until it suddenly becomes a wildfire, and Stage 6 in the Pyrenees is exactly that. We are Michael and Adam, and we come in hot on the first true summit showdown of this Tour de France, where the number...
The Tour Says No U-Turns
A sprint stage is supposed to be predictable until it isn’t. Stage 5 of the Tour de France brings blazing heat, constant fight for position, and a gutsy solo breakaway that forces the peloton to make hard choices long before the finish. We brea...
When Your Fork Snaps And when the Tour de France Hits 104
Stage 4 of the Tour de France is the reminder every cycling fan loves and every GC team fears: one day can rewrite the race. We talk through the full Stage 4 recap from Carcassonne to Foix, including the brutal numbers, the four categorized cli...
What Extreme Heat And Wildfires Change In Cycling
A Tour de France stage can feel like a summer joyride on TV, until you hear the numbers and realize it was basically a moving furnace. Day three brings 195.9 km of racing, an average temperature around 90°F, and the first real mountain exam as ...
The Secret To Winning Is Letting Someone Else Win
A mechanical problem, a 22-year-old rising star, and a team captain who chooses leadership over ego, that’s the kind of Tour de France story that sticks. We pick up right after Stage 2 with a clear, fan-friendly breakdown of what “categorized c...
The Tour Is Back And We’re Counting Seconds
Eight seconds doesn’t sound like much until it’s eight seconds at the Tour de France. We’re launching Leisure Breakaway as a short, stage-by-stage companion to Tour de France 2026, starting with the opening days in Barcelona and a team time tri...
Bucket Hats, Beanie Babies, And Why Cyclists Built The Roads
A bucket hat shows up in our lives again, and this time it’s not just an awkward dinner story. We read a real headline about a Florida bank robber who demanded cash in his bucket hat, then basically helped police catch him by continuing to wear...
